STS Welcomes Dr. Doug Bookman

Shepherds Theological Seminary is proud to announce the arrival of Dr. Doug Bookman. Dr. Bookman will be serving as Professor of New Testament Exposition and Director of Student Recruitment beginning this fall.

Dr. Bookman has a combined 40 years of experience as a seminary professor, pastor, and conference speaker. He describes his ministry passion on his website, www.bookmanministries.com:

I have given most of my professional life to teaching on the post-secondary level in Christian institutions. Over those years I developed a focus which has become exceedingly precious to me: the life and ministry of the Lord Jesus Christ.

God has impressed upon me and my family the wisdom of spending whatever years I have left doing what I do best and – of those endeavors to which I might give myself – that which most deserves to be done.  I am persuaded that that would be to focus on teaching and preaching and writing on the life of Christ. To be sure, there are other areas of biblical and theological instruction which I feel qualified to address, and which I will address as the opportunity arises. But the person and work of Christ is the area of study to which I have given myself most carefully, and about which I am convinced I have some things to say that deserve to be said and that no one else is saying.

We are looking forward to the Christ-centered presence Dr. Bookman will bring to the campus.

Student Council Voting

Hi Everyone,

Here’s the list of the six students that have agreed to be candidates for the Student Council.

Please vote for Three of these and return your “ballot” to me or June or Jo-Ellen, by this coming Saturday, May 2. Voting will officially end on Saturday. (Yes, you can vote for yourself!)

Thank you for your participation.

Larry Pettegrew

Dean

• West Barnes
  
• Jason Chamberlain
  
• Chris Eisbrenner
  
• Robert Stansberry
  
• Tim Sydnor
  
• Damon Thomas

Shepherds Commencement – May 10

Dear Students and Friends,

I wanted to remind you that the last event of Shepherds Theological Seminary for this school year will be our Commencement Service.  It will be held on Sunday evening, May 10, at 6:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Colonial Baptist Church.  Dr. John Hannah, Distinguished Professor of Historical Theology at Dallas Seminary will be the speaker of the evening.  Following the service there will be a reception in the Café.

Let me just encourage our students – even though you are required to attend – please come with a joyful spirit to honor our graduates.

I know that this event is on Mother’s Day, but as I mentioned last year, the other universities in our area are holding their graduation services on this day, as well as many other theological seminaries across America.  Next year, we will begin to hold our services on Friday evenings, so we will avoid this issue. Many of you know how difficult it is to earn a theological degree.  Our graduates deserve our attendance to honor them for a job well-done. We’d love to have you bring friends and family as well. For your convenience, child care will be provided for children under age 5.

To assist us with our planning please RSVP to June Volstad at 573-1554, or e-mail her at jvolstad@shepherdsseminary.org, no later than Monday, May 4, 2009.  An accurate count will help us know what we will need to make your experience more enjoyable.

Best wishes to you as you finish out the semester.

Cordially,
Larry Pettegrew, Th. D.
Dean

Student Council Nominations

Hi Everyone,

We’ve had a great inaugural year of our Student Council, and it’s time to nominate and elect our Student Council for next year.  Our procedure is three steps:

1.  Receive nominations from the student body.

2.  I will check with the person nominated to see if he would like to serve.

3.  Have an election from the nominations.

We would like those nominated to have already completed at least 15 credit hours at Shepherds, and be making serious progress toward their degree.  Or to say it another way, it would be better if the nominated students were enrolled in more than one course a semester.

This year we have had three students on the Student Council, and this has worked well.  (Including me, this makes for a nice table of four at our early morning breakfast meetings at Bob Evans.)  After the election, the student council themselves will decide on who will be president, vice-president, and secretary.  There is a small scholarship of $300 per semester for each member of the Student Council.

Please send me your nominations at lpettegrew@shepherdsseminary.org in the next week by Monday, April 20, and we’ll have the elections shortly after that.

Thanks!

Larry Pettegrew

Dean

2009-2011 STS Catalog Now Available

The new Shepherds Theological Seminary catalog for 2009-2011 is now available on-line through the Shepherds Seminary website.  The latest information on academic programs, admission procedures, financial information and academic calendars is available inside.

2009 Spring Banquet Sign-up

Though the Spring Banquet is mandatory for all STS students enrolled for credit, we still need for you to register so we can determine the head count for our food order.  Please register online through our website (under “Media and Events” on the bottom right hand side of the homepage) or by following the link below no later than Friday, February 27.  You can pay online or you can mail in your check.   If you absolutely cannot attend, you must call June Volstad 573-1554 with your reason for being absent.

You can use this link to go directly to the registration page.

https://public.serviceu.com/registration/default.asp?OrgID=1010&EventID=3926909&OccID=134197721&

Jackson Library Book Sale Extended

Jackson Library is pleased to announce that the student book sale has been opened to faculty of Shepherds and to pastors and staff members of Colonial.  These books are triplicate or higher extra copies of books in our holdings.  We are placing these books on sale at $1 per book for all but a few excellent books that are marked for $5 and $10.  We will continue to keep multiple copies on our shelves of books that are most used in courses and research.

The for-sale books are located on marked shelves inside the small study room.  Pick out your books and leave the money with the volunteer librarian, or if no one is in attendance place the money in an envelope on the circulation desk, write your name and the number of books.  You can also turn your money in to June Volstad or Jo-Ellen Platt in the Seminary office.

Funds raised from this sale will be used to purchase books from the Library’s most needed acquisition list to continue upgrading the quality of our holdings.

All About Calvin

This Sunday evening, join us in learning more about John Calvin from our special guest speaker, John Glass of Geneva, Switzerland.  John Glass is the keynote speaker for the Global Outreach  Conference at Colonial Baptist Church. Immediately following this Sunday evening’s service and a brief time of refreshments (bring snacks, goodies, etc. to share), John Glass will begin this exciting session in which he will share all about the great reformer, John Calvin. The session will begin around 7:30 and conclude between 8:30 – 8:45 p.m.

Come equipped with an interest in the Swiss reformation and questions about Calvin.

And, if you just can’t get enough of the Reformation, consider joining us the following weekend, Friday, February 27th at 7:00 p.m. as we have our
first Movie Night. We will be showing “Luther.”  To sweeten the deal, we’ll even supply the popcorn. Please feel free to bring your favorite beverage and any other dessert-like nibbles you’d like to share.

We look forward to seeing you at either or both of these Reformation events.

Blessings to you all,

T. Wayne Knowles

Elder, Colonial Baptist Church

2009 Spring Banquet

Hi Everyone,

We had a wonderful spring semester convocation chapel a few weeks ago.  Our next required chapel event will be in connection with our second annual spring banquet, scheduled for Saturday evening, March 7.  Our banquet this year will be held at the beautiful facilities of the MacGregor Downs Country Club, located at 430 Saint Andrews Lane, Cary.  We will begin the evening with fellowship and hors d’oeuvres at 6:00.

Our speaker at the banquet this year will be Pastor Scott Lehr, pastor of the Southbridge Fellowship Church, a wonderful, fast growing ministry in Raleigh.  He’s also a member of the FAITH Association, a fellowship of pastors that helps Shepherds Seminary.  I know that we will be blessed by Pastor Lehr’s ministry of the Word.

Again this year we face a dilemma.  On the one hand, if you are taking one or more courses for credit this spring semester, you are required to attend the banquet (audits and those sitting out this semester are also invited, of course).  On the other hand, we need you to pay $15 a ticket.  Thirty dollars per couple isn’t a lot to spend for a special evening around Christian fellowship, a wonderful meal, and a message from God’s Word.  But with the possible additional expense of childcare, it can still be a significant expense.

So here are a couple of benefits that may help you.  First, the seminary will be subsidizing the cost of your ticket by about $30.  Second, if you simply cannot afford the ticket cost, please let me know, and we’ll work out something.  Last year we were especially blessed when some of our students donated extra money to help other students attend. We really want everyone to come to this banquet if at all possible.  June will be sending out registration information soon.  If you absolutely cannot come, please do us the favor of contacting June with your reason for being absent.  We’re looking forward to a wonderful time.

Cordially,

Larry Pettegrew

Dean

First Annual Library Book Sale

Jackson Library is pleased to announce a book sale to students of the Seminary. These books are triplicate or higher extra copies of books in our holdings. We are placing these books on sale to students at $1 per book for all but a few excellent books that are marked for $5 and $10. We will continue to keep multiple copies on our shelves of books that are most used in courses and research.

The for-sale books are located on marked shelves inside the small study room. Pick out your books and leave the money with the volunteer librarian, or if no one is in attendance place the money in an envelope on the circulation desk, write your name and the number of books. You can also turn your money in to June Volstad or Jo-Ellen Platt in the Seminary office.

Funds raised from this sale will be used to purchase books from the Library’s most needed acquisition list to continue upgrading the quality of our holdings.